Job 31:23
Strong's Lexicon
For
כִּ֤י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

calamity
אֵ֣יד (’êḏ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 343: 1) distress, burden, calamity 1a) burden (of the righteous) 1b) calamity (of nation) 1c) disaster (of wicked) 1d) day of calamity

from God
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 410: 1) god, god-like one, mighty one 1a) mighty men, men of rank, mighty heroes 1b) angels 1c) god, false god, (demons, imaginations) 1d) God, the one true God, Jehovah 2) mighty things in nature 3) strength, power

terrifies
פַ֣חַד (p̄a·ḥaḏ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6343: 1) terror, dread 1a) dread 1b) object of dread

me,
אֵ֭לַי (’ê·lay)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 413: 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to)

and His splendor
וּ֝מִשְּׂאֵת֗וֹ (ū·miś·śə·’ê·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7613: 1) elevation, exaltation, dignity, swelling, uprising 1a) dignity, exaltation, loftiness 1b) swelling 1c) uprising

I cannot
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

overpower.
אוּכָֽל׃ (’ū·ḵāl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 3201: 1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach 1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor 1a3) to have ability, have strength

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

Young's Literal Translation
For a dread unto me [is] calamity [from] God, And because of His excellency I am not able.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For disaster from God terrifies  me, and because of  His  majesty I could not  do these things. 

New American Standard Bible
"For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.

King James Bible
For destruction [from] God [was] a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
For I dreaded destruction from God, and for fear of his splendor I could not do such things.

New Living Translation
That would be better than facing God's judgment. For if the majesty of God opposes me, what hope is there?

English Standard Version
For I was in terror of calamity from God, and I could not have faced his majesty.

New American Standard Bible
"For calamity from God is a terror to me, And because of His majesty I can do nothing.

King James Bible
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For disaster from God terrifies me, and because of His majesty I could not do these things.

International Standard Version
For I'm terrified of what calamity God may have in store for me; and I cannot endure his grandeur."

NET Bible
For the calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his majesty I was powerless.

American Standard Version
For calamity from God is a terror to me, And by reason of his majesty I can do nothing.

English Revised Version
For calamity from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his excellency I could do nothing.

Young's Literal Translation
For a dread unto me is calamity from God, And because of His excellency I am not able.
















Cross References
Nehemiah 5:15
But the former governors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taken of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver; yea, even their servants bare rule over the people: but so did not I, because of the fear of God.

Job 13:11
Shall not his excellency make you afraid? and his dread fall upon you?

Job 30:15
Terrors are turned upon me: they pursue my soul as the wind: and my welfare passeth away as a cloud.

Job 31:3
Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

Psalm 88:15
I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer thy terrors I am distracted.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 31:22
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone.

Job 31:21
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:

Job 31:20
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

Job 31:24
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;

Job 31:25
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much;
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